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The City of Saskatoon, with officials from federal, provincial and municipal governments, officially opened the Circle Drive South Bridge on the afternoon of July 31, 2013. Opening ceremonies included a public "bridge parade" and ribbon cutting. The first traffic crossed the bridge at about 8 p.m.Participating in the ceremony (viewed in some images): the Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade; the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State (Foreign Affairs and Consular); the Honourable Don McMorris, Saskatchewanu2019s Minister of Highways and Infrastructure, and His Worship Mayor Donald Atchison.Construction began in 2010 on the Circle Drive South Project, which the city describes as "the largest single project in the Cityu2019s history at an estimated cost of $300 million. It is cost shared between the federal government ($96 million), the provincial government ($98.5 million), the City of Saskatoon ($100 million) and the Rural Municipality of Corman Park ($200,000)." The Circle Drive South Project includes: six-lane south bridge; five new interchanges (Idylwyld Drive, Lorne Avenue, Valley Road, 11th Street, and Preston Avenue South); 10 kilometres of freeway/expressway from Clarence Avenue to Clancy Drive; access requirements of surrounding lands; three railway grade separations; sound attenuation walls; and pedestrian and cyclist pathways.

Last day for historic carousel and miniature train. City of Saskatoon offers free rides (normally $1 per ride) on the last day of operation of the Kinsmen Park train and carousel, Labour Day, Monday, September 3, 2012. The City decommissioned the miniature train and carousel for a 25-year multimillion-dollar plan to renovate the 46-acre Kinsmen Park. A ferris wheel was removed several years ago. On March 5, 2013, the City of Saskatoon announced that the 38-year-old train had been sold to Country Fun Farms, a 70-acre theme farm 10 km east of Prince Albert.

St. Andrew's College, United Church of Canada, located on the University of Saskatchewan Campus, Saskatoon, Canada. Constructed in 1922, David Brown architect. Addition completed in 1961, Webster, Forrester, Scott architects.

Saskatoon's historic, now closed, Traffic Bridge. This was the first bridge built in the city, built in 1906 as a result of the merger of the communities of Saskatoon, Riversdale and Nutana to establish the new City of Saskatoon.